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Irregular Plurals
• Generalization Some plurals are formed by adding -s or -es: hoofs, potatoes.
Sometimes the spelling of the singular form changes: loaves, feet. Some words do not
change at all.
Word Sort Sort the list words to show how the plural was
formed.
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Add -s
Change singular form
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Make no change
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Spelling Words
1. videos
2. feet
3. potatoes
4. themselves
5. lives
6. leaves
7. cliffs
8. men
9. halves
10. moose
11. radios
12. sheep
13. cuffs
14. beliefs
15. patios
16. children
17. tornadoes
18. tomatoes
19. hoofs
20. loaves
Home Activity Your child is learning to spell irregular plural words. Say a plural word aloud and have
your child say the singular form of the word.
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Name
Summary
Ramón Ernesto Ramírez, known
as Monchi, lives on a ranch in the
southwestern United States. Life, like
the bumpy road to school, isn’t perfect.
Still, he enjoys writing for the school
newspaper, celebrating Nochebuena,
and helping with the roundup. Monchi
is asked to help brand the cattle, so he
has to decide whether to win the Perfect
Attendance Award or to follow in the
tradition of the vaqueros.
Activity
Roundup! With your family, imagine
you are joining some cowboys to drive
cattle to market. Write a story together
about your roundup adventure.
Comprehension Skill
Draw Conclusions
Activity
Drawing a conclusion is forming
an opinion based on what you already
know or on the facts and details in a
text. Check an author’s conclusions or
your own conclusions by asking: Is this
the only logical choice? Are the facts
accurate?
What’s the Conclusion? Describe a
person, place, or thing. Have a family
member draw a conclusion about what
you have described. Ask for facts and
details that support the conclusion. Then
switch roles and draw a conclusion about
something your partner describes.
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Lesson Vocabulary
Conventions
Words to Know
Regular Plural Nouns
Knowing the meanings of these words
is important to reading Coyote School
News. Practice using these words.
Nouns that name more than one
person, place, or thing are plural
nouns. Nouns that name only one
person, place, or thing are called
singular nouns. To make most
nouns plural, add -s or -es to the
singular noun: pet becomes pets,
fox becomes foxes, monkey becomes
monkeys, and horse becomes horses.
Plural nouns that are created this way
are called regular plural nouns.
Vocabulary Words
bawling crying out in a noisy way
coyote a small, wolflike mammal
living in many parts of North America
dudes people raised in the city,
especially Easterners who vacation on
a ranch
Activity
roundup the act of driving or
bringing cattle together from
long distances
Plural Poems Together, write a
poem using as many regular plural
nouns as you can. The poems do not
have to rhyme.
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spurs metal points worn on a rider’s
boot heels for urging a horse onwards
Practice Tested Spelling Words
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Directions Choose the word from the box that best matches each definition. Write the
word on the line to the left.
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city but vacation on a ranch
Check the Words
You Know
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rider’s boot heel
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cattle together from long
distances
bawling
coyote
dudes
roundup
spurs
������������������� 5. shouting or crying out in a noisy way
Directions Choose the word from the box that best completes each sentence. Write the
word on the line to the left.
������������������� 6. Juan heard a calf ____ in the middle of the night.
������������������� 7. He got dressed, put on his ____, and ran to his horse.
������������������� 8. A hungry-looking ____ had frightened the herd.
������������������� 9. Juan had to quickly do a ____ to get the cattle to safety.
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������������������� 10. There was so much noise, the ____ visiting the ranch
came outside to see what was going on.
Write a Pep Talk
On a separate sheet of paper, write a pep talk a cowboy would give other cowboys
before going on a long journey to do a cattle roundup. Use as many vocabulary words
as you can.
Home Activity Your child identified and used vocabulary words from Coyote School News. With your child,
create a word search using the words from this selection.
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Irregular Plurals
Spelling Words
videos
leaves
radios
children
feet
cliffs
sheep
tornadoes
potatoes
men
cuffs
tomatoes
themselves
halves
beliefs
hoofs
lives
moose
patios
loaves
Words in Context Write a list word to complete the sentence.
1. When the siren sounded, people turned on their ____.
2. The weather report warned that ____ were on the way.
3. Then the ____ on the trees began to sway.
4. The wind could lift a person off his or her ____.
5. Even grown ____ and women feared the powerful storm.
6. After the storm, people walked out onto their ____.
7. They wanted to see the damage for ____.
8. The tornado had divided the town into two ____.
9. In one half, the houses were stacked up like ____ of bread.
10. In the other half, even ____ on their vines had not been
disturbed.
11. The neighbors pushed up their ____ and went to work.
12. Everyone was grateful that no ____ had been lost.
1. ______________
2. ______________
3. ______________
4. ______________
5. ______________
6. ______________
7. ______________
8. ______________
9. ______________
10. ______________
1 1. ______________
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13. values and ideals
14. young people
15. steep rocks
16. pictures on monitors
17. large members of the deer family
18. starchy foods with dark skins
19. horses’ feet
20. wooly animals
13. ______________
14. ______________
15. ______________
16. ______________
17. ______________
18. ______________
19. ______________
20. ______________
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Definitions Write the list word that matches the definition.
Home Activity Your child wrote irregular plural words. Say the singular form of each spelling word.
Ask your child to say and spell the plural form.
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Irregular Plurals
Spelling Words
videos
leaves
radios
children
feet
cliffs
sheep
tornadoes
potatoes
men
cuffs
tomatoes
themselves
halves
beliefs
hoofs
lives
moose
patios
loaves
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Word Search The ten list words in the box below are hidden in the puzzle.
Circle and write each word you find. Words are across, down, and diagonal.
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tornadoes
loaves
videos
hoofs
themselves
moose
patios
lives
potatoes
children
Word Clues Write the list word that best answers the clue.
11. We can be very saucy!
12. I end sleeves.
13. You have two in shoes
14. We all think alike.
15. Two make a whole.
11. ____________
12. ____________
13. ____________
14. ____________
15. ____________
Home Activity Your child has learned to read, write, and spell irregular plural words. Take turns
quizzing each other on spelling the words. Make a few mistakes for your child to correct.
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